Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Saints vs. Cougars: Tale of 2 tailbacks

A 5-foot-9 tailback who wears No.25 and attends a high school that borders 42nd Street NE could have a profound effect on the Class 4A playoffs Friday night.

The question is: Which one?

Miles Moa has rushed for 1,436 yards for the Kennedy Cougars this season, the sixth-most in Class 4A, and galloped for a school-record 300 yards a few weeks ago.

Brendan Miller has scooted for 1,323 yards for the Xavier Saints, the eighth-most in Class 4A, and set a school record with 268 yards this year.

They'll clash at 7 p.m. Friday at Saints Field in the 4A quarterfinals.

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Saints top all-MVC volleyball team

Xavier Coach Krista Johnson and junior Kayla Torson have received top honors on the Mississippi Valley Conference all-star volleyball team in the Valley Division, the league announced Wednesday.

Johnson has been named the Coach of the Year for leading the Saints to the Valley Division title and Torson has been named the Athlete of the Year.

Torson and Xavier teammate Halle Heying were named first team all-conference in the Valley Division. Dani Franklin and Aleena Hobbs of Washington, Kiley Coppock and Aryn Jones of Linn-Mar, and Meghan Busswitz of Prairie also received first-team honors in the Valley Division.

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Saints denied by West Delaware

DYERSVILLE – Though they're far from a one-woman volleyball team, it seems that as Kayla Torson goes so go the Xavier Saints.

When she's hitting on all cylinders, the Saints are tough to stop.

Third-ranked West Delaware (37-5) pretty much put the brakes on her Tuesday night and claimed a spot in next week's state tournament with a 3-1 win in a Class 4A regional final at Beckman Catholic High School.

After dropping the first set 25-21, the very young Hawks reeled off the next three 25-21, 25-19, 25-23.

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Xavier selling 4A football tickets

Xavier High School is selling tickets for Friday night's home game against Kennedy in the quarterfianls of the Class 4A football playoffs.

Tickets will be on sale in the Xavier Activities Office on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 7:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Admission is $6.

Saints Field will open at 6 p.m. Friday.